Wonder, Awe, and Doubt
Every year at this time I’m astonished again at the beauty of creation. You would think that at my age, all the wonder and awe would have disappeared. But to ...
Gratitude to Whom or What?
We have a bird feeder outside our bedroom window. It gets empty often. I try to fill it promptly and when I do, the sparrows, blackbirds and woodpeckers return almost ...
The Big Me
I recently observed my 74th birthday. On one level, I feel it. My wife and I joke about our “pain of the week.” Being retired, I have limited contact with ...
The Search for God and the Sense of Loss
As a young man I worked part of a summer in a cemetery, mostly cutting grass and pulling weeds. I had to help dig graves a couple of times and ...
Fleetwood Mac a “religious experience?”
Believe it or not, I recently attended my first “rock” concert. Even though the Fleetwood Mac performers are nearly as old as me, culturally the experience was like a visit to ...
Belief: The Least Interesting Part of Faith?
Although I’m not fond of describing faith as a “mystery,” I must acknowledge that it is, like “love,” a nebulous word whose meaning is difficult to nail down. It means ...